James frank ely



(No Model.)

J. P. BLY. BUTTER PACKAGE.

Patented Sept. 13, 1892.

UNITED, STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES FRANK BLY, OF MAYVILLE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO CLARENCE R.CIPPERLY, OF SAME PLACE.

BUTTER- SPEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 482,613, datedSeptember 13, 1892.

Application filed May 11, 1888. Renewed September 16, 1890. Serial No.365,132. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES FRANK BLY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mayville, in the county of Chautauqua and State of NewYork,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ButterPackages; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My improved butter-package, which is designed as an improvement on myinvention patented the 9th of October, 1877,'No.195,976, comprises asheet-tin or other sheet-metal bucket of tapering or other suitableform, an enveloping jacket or casing of strawboard, paper, or analogousmaterial, of a shape corresponding with the shape of the bucket and of acircumference interiorly to admit of its snugly and tightly fitting thebucket when forced or driven thereon and of slightly less length ordepth than the length or depth of the bucket, whereby its bottom edgewhen on the bucket shall be somewhat above the bottom line of thebucket, a metal hoop surrounding the lower portion of the bucket and thelower portion of the surrounding protective jacket for the purposes ofclamping said jacket to the bucket and protecting it from absorbingmoisture should the bucket be set in a wet place, and a series ofright-angled clips secured at one end to the bottom of the bucket andfrom thence extending around the bottom edge and up the sides of thebucket for the purpose of supporting the bottom of the bucket out ofcontact with the floor or other support and of clamping the hoop inposition.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation,partlyin section, of a jacketed bucket constructed according to one formof my present improvement. Fig.2 represents a detail view of a portionof the bucket minus the clips.

1 represents a bucket of tin or other suitable material. The bucket ispreferably of ordinary tapering form from top to bottom, as represented,though it may be of cylindrical or other suitable shape, as desired oraccording to requirement, my improvements being equally well adapted tobuckets of different contour to that represented in the drawings. Thebucket preferably has a rabbeted cover 2, as shown, which is held inposition by pliable metal clips or hooks a, secured to the bucket.

3 represents the protective envelope or casing or jacket. This is formedof paper, strawboard, or other suitable or analogous mate rial capableof acting as a cushion and protecting the bucket from indentation,jamming or similar injury during transportation conducting covering toprotect the bucket and its contents from the action of heat and coldfrom the surrounding atmosphere. This jacket- 3 is molded or otherwiseformed of a shape corresponding with the shape of the bucket to which itis to be applied, be said bucket tapering, as shown, or cylindrical, oc-

length or depth somewhat less than the length placed in position thereonits bottom edge will be slightly above the bottom edge of the bucket. Bythus having the bottom edge of the envelope or jacket above the bottomof the bucket it will be removed from contact with any water or othermoisture that the bottom of the bucket may be in contact with. Thejacket is drawn or driven on the bucket from the bottom thereof upwardand is of such circumference interiorly that when so drawn thereon itwill be held in position by the triotion between the two.

4. represents a metal hoop, which is drawn upon and around the bottomportion of the bucket, so as to surround the same and also surround thelower portion of the enveloping jacket,wherebysaidjacketissecurelyclamped to the bucket, its lower edge protected fromabrasion and contact with adjacent articles and the tearing of saidjacket prevented. Still further advantages secured by the use andapplication, as shown, of this metal hoop are that, should the jacketbecome damp and swell, said hoop will not be affected by such dampnessas a paper or wooden hoop would be, and consequently will not swell andthus permit of the jacket shifting, but, on the contrary, will firmlyhold the jacket in place.

and at other times, and also of forming a nou or depth of the bucket inorder that when tagonal, square, or other shape, and of a Should thebucket stand in a wet place or its bottom in any manner come in contactwith water or dampness, the metal hoop will protect the jacket fromcontact therewith and prevent such moisture ascending the jacket. Saidhoop also protects the bottom part of the bucket from injury intransportation and rough handling. The bottom edge of the hoop may beeither flush With the bottom of the bucket, as shown in Fig. 1, in whichcase it is held in place by a series of right-angled or L-shaped clips5,.or it may, as shown in Fig. 2, be of such a width and be so driven onas to extend below the bottom of the bucket, and thereby afford ametallic rest upon which the bucket shall be supported above and out ofcontact with the ground. IVhen the clips 5 are employed, they arearranged at suitable intervals apart around the bottom of the bucket,one wing of each clip being soldered to the bottom of the bucket, theclips from thence extending around the bottom edge and up the side ofthe metal hoop, as clearly shown in the drawings. These clips serve thedouble purpose of holding the bucket above the ground or other placewhere they are set, and thus serve to support said bucket out of contactwith any water, moisture, or dirt there may be where they are placedfandof removing the bottom from contact with anything that might injure it,and also of supporting the metal hoop in position and clamping it inplace and preventing said hoop and the jacket dropping off the bucket.employment of the clips 5 is advantageous for buckets of all sizes, theyare especially designed for use in connection with the largersizedbuckets. When constructing my packages of the smaller sizes, I may omitsuch clips, and, as shown in Fig. 2, force the metal hoop around thebucket and its enveloping wrapper and vertically thereof a sufficientdis- W'hile the.

lance to allow a portion of the hoop to depend below the bottom of thebucket. In such arrangement the hoop will tightly bind the envelope uponthe bucket, and will re-' main in position by the frictional contactbetween the hoop and paper covering and will also serve to support thebucket above the ground and out of contact with any moisture thereon. Itwill be observed that owing to the superincumbent weight of the bucketthe tendency will be to constantly press and bind the covered bucket andhoop together, and thereby prevent the hoop falling away from thebucket. While I have mentioned this package as designed for receivingbutter, it is manifest that such a device as I have described is equallywell adapted for containing and transporting other commodities,especially articles of food and other articles re quiring to beprotected from atmospheric influences.

What I claim is Abutter or other package comprising a metal bucket, aprotective casing or jacket of non-conductive material surrounding thesame and of less depth than the depth of the bucket, a metal hoopsurrounding the bottom of said jacket and clamping it to the bucket andcovering the space between the bottom of said jacket and the bottom edgeof the bucket, and a series of clips secured at one end to the bottom ofthe bucket and extending outwardly and upwardly therefrom and embracingthe metal hoop, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

J. FRANK BLY. Witnesses:

CARRIE J. BLY, A. D. FINNEY.

